Legal
Board suspends Ferrari-loving pharmacist
Pharmacy owner barred from practising ahead of court hearing over allegation of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme fraud The Pharmacy Board of Australia has moved to suspend a Sydney-based supercar loving pharmacist …
Pharmacist ‘decided to experiment’ with patient’s narcolepsy medicine
A pharmacist sent personal and sexually harassing messages to vulnerable patients, and conducted an “experiment” with another’s medication The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has heard the case of a …
‘Pharmacists must know that they cannot give in to such threats’
A pharmacist’s supply of “extremely large” amounts of S8 and S4D medicines to unknown people were as a result of threats to himself and his family, a tribunal has heard …
Aged care nurse swapped out pain meds for aspirin, Gastro Stop
When the family of an aged care facility resident complained about their increased pharmacy bill, the investigation led to a nurse being reprimanded The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has …
TGA acts on alleged unlawful advertising
Regulator pursues Federal Court action against CDA Clinics Qld Pty Ltd and its former director in relation to alleged unlawful promotion of medicinal cannabis The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has …
Ferrari-loving pharmacist bailed
PBS fraud allegations see pharmacy owner barred from going within 200m of his store A Sydney-based pharmacy owner with a passion for supercars is no longer allowed to enter his …
Penalty reduced for long-past misconduct
After a pharmacist appealed a decision to cancel his registration for three years, patients and colleagues were left thinking he had been “rubbed out,” a tribunal has heard Western Australia’s …
Ferrari-loving pharmacist faces fraud charges
Veteran pharmacist could spend a decade behind bars over allegations of PBS fraud A Sydney-based pharmacy owner is set to face court next year after being charged in relation to …
Appeal over pharmacist’s Airtasker lawyer claim
Unable to practise pharmacy after he was disqualified from re-obtaining his registration, a pharmacist claimed he was a practising lawyer on Airtasker The district court of Queensland has heard the …
Bad breath prompts $520 toothbrush theft
Pharmacy shoplifter gets suspended sentence after theft of a high-tech toothbrush, but gets to keep the brush Ridicule about poor oral hygiene is being blamed for a 43-year-old Queenslander’s decision …
Suspension fears spark drink driving incident
A pharmacist contacted law enforcement to warn them of her partner’s alleged behaviour – leading to her own suspension and a later drink-driving incident The experienced Queensland pharmacist had recently …
Pharmacist suspended, claims extortion
A pharmacist who has been reportedly linked to a sports drugs scandal has told the mainstream media that he has been targeted by an extortion scheme The pharmacist’s registration was …